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SKU:
EWD016
Antique English Regency Period Captain's Desk, Circa 1810-1820
Designed by Gillows for Captain Davenport
Height: 31 1/2 inches Width: 20 inches Depth: 19 1/4 inches
A Davenport desk is a small chest of drawers with a desk on top. Named for Captain Davenport, a British military official who commissioned the first of the type. The desk drawers open on one side and the other side is for show. These desks were popular during the late Georgian and Victorian eras.
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